This course prepares students to change from the
academic environment to the professional environment. Topics include
self-assessment, preparing for interviews, written and oral communication in a
career search, electronic resources, and graduate school opportunities.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Business Program.

This course is designed to prepare students for college-level listening
challenges. Students are introduced to a variety of academic lectures via
different media. Students learn strategies for effective note-taking.
Prerequisites: Non-native speakers of English and appropriate score on ESL
placement test, and/or successful completion of ESL 153. P/F grade.

This course is designed to prepare students for
college-level reading and writing challenges. It introduces students to the kind
of writing that they are likely to encounter throughout their college career-
summarizing, paraphrasing, critiquing, and synthesizing. The course reviews the
process of research-gathering materials, selecting sources, and arranging
information. Students will learn how to use and cite sources. Drafting,
revising, and proofreading skills will be developed. Prerequisites: Non-native
speakers of English and appropriate score on the ESL placement test and/or
successful completion of ESL 202.

This course offers a contemporary look at the
peoples and cultures of Southeast Asia by exploring the impact of imperialism,
colonialism, war, and globalization on the region; and by surveying the
cultural, historical and political connections between its people and the rest
of the world. Prerequisites: ANT 101 or SOC 110 or Soc 120 OR SOC/ANT 202.

This course examines the roles of rituals in
family, community and national life. It introduces students to a variety of
ritual traditions and symbolic practices from around the world. In the process,
students will learn about the different approaches to studying, analyzing and
interpreting the significance of rituals. Prerequisites: ANT 101 or SOC 110 or
SOC 120 or SOC/ANT 202.

This course is a survey of the archaeology of Ancient Egyptian civilization from
an anthropological perspective and examines the Neolithic through Roman periods,
ca. 5000 B.C. – A.D. 285. In this course, we will investigate the rise and
development of Egyptian culture by examining selected archaeological sites and
the material remains left behind by the ancient Egyptians. Using these
materials, we will address specific topics of Ancient Egyptian civilization
including the formation of the centralized state, sacred vs secular space, royal
and private mortuary practices, urbanism, religion, roles of women in society,
everyday life, history of Egyptian archaeology, recent discoveries, and future
directions in the archaeology of Egypt.

This course offers a critical analysis of social policy development and impacts
in the United States today. Students will apply sociological theories to explain
how demographic changes, collective behavior and other social changes converged
to allow specific social policies to be designed, proposed and implemented.
Students will also examine the impacts of such policies in the U.S. to similar
policies in other countries. Social policies such as welfare reform, Social
Security and federal agricultural policies are among the topics prospectively
covered in this course. Prerequisites: SOC 110 or 120, ANT 101 or SOC/ANT 202.
Junior standing recommended.